Help and accessibility

Using access keys

This website features “access keys”. These are shortcuts which allow you to get to certain parts of a web site quickly. They help you if you have difficulties using a mouse or prefer to use shortcuts.

On this website we have used the following accesskeys:

How you use the access keys depends on whether you have a PC or an Apple Mac, and also on which browser you have. See below for various combinations.

Bobby

Bobby is a web-based tool that analyzes web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities. It also has a database of bobby approved websites.

Help for the partially sighted

The Internet and how to use it. This is a link to the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) website, and an article on the Internet and how to access it.

Use of Access Keys

PC, Internet Explorer 5+:

1. Press and hold down the ALT key.
2. Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above) and press Enter/Return key

PC, Internet Explorer 4:

1. Press and hold down the ALT key
2. Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above)

PC, Netscape 6+:

1. Press and hold down the ALT key.
2. Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above)

Apple Mac, Internet Explorer 5+:

1. Press and hold down the Control key
2. Then press the appropriate number or letter (see the access keys as listed above) and press Enter/Return key

Apple Mac, Internet Explorer 4.5:

• Access keys are not supported

Apple Mac, Netscape 6+:

1. Press and hold down the Control key
2. Then press the appropriate number or letter (see the access keys as listed above)

Apple Mac, Netscape, earlier versions:

• Access keys are not supported.

Useful links

• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - develops interoperability technologies (specifications, guidelines, software and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential
• Web Accessibility Initiative - W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) creates web standards for making web pages accessible to all
• www.microsoft.com/enable/training/default.aspx - for details about the Microsoft accessibility wizard and how to use it
• http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ - for details about the Apple Macintosh accessibility features
• www.opera.com/features/access/ - for details about the Opera browser's accessibility features